RWI’s director Morten Kjaerum spoke in Geneva on Wednesday at the UNHCR’s eight annual High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges. The theme of the event this year was: Understanding and addressing root causes of displacement.
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Continue readingMore TagThe Board of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) today appointed Morten Kjærum as Chair for an initial three year term. Mr. Kjærum replaces Andreas Kamm, Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council, who led the ECRE Board … Continue reading » “Morten Kjærum new Board Chair at the European Council on Refugees and Exiles”
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Just in the past several months, hundreds of thousands of migrants fleeing from war have risked everything for a chance to take refuge in the EU. The humanitarian crisis unfolding here has caught EU leaders unprepared … Continue reading » “Refugees in Europe: A Crisis of Numbers, Solidarity or Borders?”
Continue readingMore TagThe EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator says the EU has laws and policy to tackle human trafficking and severe labour exploitation, but no implementation yet.
Myria Vassiliadou, the EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator, was one of four experts on Tuesday night who participated in … Continue reading » “More Focus Needed on the Victims of Trafficking”
Continue readingMore TagRWI’s director, Morten Kjaerum, recently was asked to speak at the Danish Parliament’s Equality Committee.
Kjaerum introduced a recent survey on Violence Against Women from his previous organisation, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency. He also spoke about steps that could … Continue reading » “Director speaks at Danish Parliament”
Continue readingMore TagKristin Dadey from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), recently visited the Institute’s office in Cambodia for a “Human Rights Lunch” with eight female scholarship holders.
During the informal session, Dadey discussed the link between human rights and migration. A … Continue reading » “Human Rights and Migration at the Cambodia Office”
Continue readingMore TagIn a speech Monday at the Italian Parliament, RWI’s director, Morten Kjaerum, said the values laid out in article two of the Treaty of the European Union are under challenge on many fronts.
“These values are being challenged by … Continue reading » “Asylum seeker situation urgent”
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